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Kibum and Taemin are aware of some customers’ judgmental and questioning eyes, their presence somehow created a peculiar atmosphere - regardless, they do not mind but enjoy what they’ve just ordered. Suddenly, one of the customers almost flying into a rage approaches Kibum’s table spatting words like rainbow mainly of discriminatory descriptions of the latter; consequently, seeing what is about to happen, the manager in a rush runs towards their location…

Customer:       (angry tone) Hey you… from where are you? Are you aware of what you just ordered? It
                        feels like you are mocking us… 

Shop Mgr:       Monsieur,veuillez ne pas creer des problemes. Il suffit de les laisser seuls ... s'il vous
                        plait… (T/N: Sir, kindly don’t create problems. Just leave them alone  please).... 

Customer:       Vous ne devrie pas accepter des clients comme eux nous ne savons pasce qu'ils 
                        pourraient faire... (T/N: You shouldn’t accept customers like them, we don’t know what they
                        might do?)... 

Shop Mgr:       But Sir, as I have said they mean no harm… please go back to your seat… (turns to face 
                       Kibum and Taemin sincerely bows his head)… I am very sorry for whatever inconvenience
                       this may have caused to both of you…(smiles)... 

Kibum:             (calmly stands and bows his head to the shop manager) It is alright… We are alright so
                       don’t worry… I believe (pointing to the outraged customer) Mister is under a lot of pressures
                       lately (and sits back down again)… 

Customer:       (irritated) what the !! 

Shop Mgr:       (voice calmly rising) Sir, if you continue this behavior, you leave me no choice but to call on
                       our securities to get you out of here… 

Customer:       (fuming madly leaves Kibum’s going back to his place) Fais gaffe!… (Eng T/N: Be
                       careful).. 

Shop Mgr:       (embarrassed) Please do not worry, this is not the first time such commotion happened
                       here… I hope you will find it in your heart and mind to dismiss what just happened now… 

Kibum:             (sincerely smiles and amazed how the manager handled the situation – in French he
                        speaks eloquently) ...

Je suios impressionne a quell point vous avez ete en contact avec la situation, thank you very much… (T/N: I am impressed how well you have been handling the situation, Thank you very much...) (gets his mobile and calls on Taeyang) … Hi good afternoon, could you come for a minute and bring some (lowers his head down and covers his mouth to whisper the last word) cash…. 

The Shop Manager and all the customers including Taemin as well as the staffs are all in shock hearing Kibum speaks in French effortlessly fluent. They all gape in surprise – the previous seemed like in a steaming explosion aura emited by customers – suddenly, with extreme speed all feel being flashed with extemenly cold water – sitting motionless, turn all their faces towards Kibum… Taemin who is also shocked has able to easily recover, he looks around, surprised as to how the customers reacted – turns back to look at the unaffected well-poised Kibum… then quickly he averts his gaze to the now gaping Shop Manager… then jolts, when Kibum go on with what he has to say… 

Kibum:             Can I have a pen and a paper… if you don’t mind… 

Shop Mgr:       (he quickly calls on one of his staff) Please give me a pad… quick… 

 The staff quickly grabs a pad and gives it to the manager… When he is about to hand what he has written – Taeyang in full what looks like a very expensive get up, appears before the now much surprised manager and staffs.  Immediately, all of the staffs including the manager bow in the presence of what they are accustomed to know – the over-all-head in charge of the Kim’s businesses - Taeyang… however the latter just stands in one corner and waits for Kibum’s order surprising everyone inside except Taemin…

Kibum:             (looks at his name plate – hands the paper) Here, Mr. Bertrand… let us leave the place
                        first before you read what is written… Je le repete, je suis si heureux et cela se 
                        souviendra… je vous remercie beaucoup (T/N: may i repeat, i am so pleased and this will
                        be remembered...thank you very much...)… (and walks toward the customer who attack
                        him and says).... 

Je suis tres desole que mon apparence vous a cause beaucoup d’ennuis, je l’espere une fois de nous quitter, tout ce que vous vous sentirez bien… (T/N: I’m very sorry that my appearance has caused you a lot of trouble, I hope once we leave, you will feel alright...) .. 

(faces the whole crowd and bows his head)  Je suis tres desole tout le monde… Passez une bonne journee… (T/N: I am sorry everyone, have a nice day) ( looks Taeyang and says)... 

Good evening Mr. Taeyang… did you accommodate my request, please handle (walks towards Taeyang and whispers) ***please come with us, we will wait for you outside*** 

                        Taemin (gently holds his hand and says) let’s go…                 

Taeyang who quickly understands what is going on walks towards the shop manager and says…

Taeyang:         (points at the letter) Mr. Bertrand, please read what is written on the paper… 

Shop Mgr:       (dazed and confused) Good evening Mr. Taeyang, I am pleased to have you here… (reads
                        the note)...

Thank you very much for what you have done. I am very happy… 

Mr. Taeyang will give you some cash – half of the money I believe is enough to pay for what we have ordered including all the orders the customers ordered and half of it is for you as a reward… I will leave to your own discretion if you want to share some to your staffs… 

Please don’t mention my name… 

Again, thank you and have a nice day…

Kim Kibum…

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